X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 10fe4c,df717f9abdf58d86,start X-Google-Attributes: gid10fe4c,public X-Google-Thread: f9437,b459af34880ed0b0 X-Google-Attributes: gidf9437,public X-Google-Thread: f996b,b459af34880ed0b0 X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public X-Google-Thread: 100be6,b459af34880ed0b0 X-Google-Attributes: gid100be6,public X-Google-Thread: f778b,df717f9abdf58d86,start X-Google-Attributes: gidf778b,public X-Google-Thread: 11592a,df717f9abdf58d86,start X-Google-Attributes: gid11592a,public X-Google-Thread: 110f55,b459af34880ed0b0 X-Google-Attributes: gid110f55,public X-Google-Thread: f73be,df717f9abdf58d86,start X-Google-Attributes: gidf73be,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1994-05-09 16:58:03 PST Path: bga.com!news.sprintlink.net!sundog.tiac.net!usenet.elf.com!rpi!batcomputer!hookup!news.moneng.mei.com!howland.reston.ans.net!pipex!sunic!EU.net!uunet!bounce-back From: dave@dogwood.com (Dave Cornejo) Newsgroups: news.announce.newgroups,news.groups,alt.3d,alt.ascii-art,alt.bbs,alt.binaries.pictures.ascii,alt.sys.amiga.demos,comp.graphics,rec.arts.comics,rec.arts.startrek.misc,rec.humor Subject: CFV: rec.arts.ascii moderated Followup-To: poster Date: 9 May 1994 19:10:17 -0400 Organization: Usenet Volunteer Votetakers Lines: 105 Sender: tale@uunet.uu.net Approved: tale@uunet.uu.net Expires: 31 May 1994 00:00:00 GMT Message-ID: References: Reply-To: vote@dogwood.com NNTP-Posting-Host: rodan.uu.net Xref: bga.com news.announce.newgroups:641 news.groups:13436 alt.3d:2421 alt.ascii-art:7515 alt.bbs:5019 alt.binaries.pictures.ascii:469 alt.sys.amiga.demos:2040 comp.graphics:7296 rec.arts.startrek.misc:8040 rec.humor:17255 FIRST CALL FOR VOTES (of 2) moderated group rec.arts.ascii Newsgroup line: rec.arts.ascii ASCII art, discussion, info on archives, art, and artists Votes must be received by 23:59:59 UTC, 30 May 1994. After this CFV appears on news.announce.newgroups, it will be sent to the Figlet mailing list maintained by Ian Chai, and to Bob Allison's list of users and fans of ASCII art. This vote is being conducted by a neutral third party. For voting questions only contact dave@dogwood.com. For questions about the proposed group contact boba@gagme.wwa.com. MODERATOR Moderator: Bob Allison (boba@gagme.wwa.com) Backup Mod: Steven M Sullivan (STEVEN.SULLIVAN@OFFICE.WANG.COM) Submission: articles@allison.chi.il.us Contact: boba@gagme.wwa.com CHARTER The new group rec.arts.ascii will be the appropriate group for postings to include, but not be limited to, the following: o All forms of ASCII art including, but not limited to: - Standard ASCII art. - Animations. - ANSI color graphics. o Discussion about pieces of art. o Requests for specific pieces of art, and their fulfillment. o Questions and answers covering: - Creating and viewing ASCII art. - Locating FTP sites for ASCII art and related files. o Discussion about artists in the field. RATIONALE The group rec.arts.ascii would serve a useful purpose to the Net for the following reasons: o Standard ASCII art is the only type of graphics easily transmitted and instantly viewable on any terminal or communications software. If you can view text from the Net, you can view ASCII art (as it is made up of standard text characters). No conversion or special software required to view. o ASCII art is also the most compact form of graphics. An ASCII picture can easily be less than 1 K. In cases where resolution is not an issue, an ASCII graphic can take the place of a bitmap, eps, or gif of 20, 50, 100 or more K! o The existing groups alt.ascii-art and alt.binaries.pictures.ascii have served well as proving grounds and attest to the usefulness and popularity of this form of graphics and art. It is time for rec.arts.ascii to better serve Net users. ASCII art can be used to for many things, among them are: o Education (a periodic table or molecular model for example). o Cross cultural communication (pictures are international). o BBS & server login screens, etc. o Entertainment (like a birthday 'card', holiday greetings, invitations, congradulatory messages, children's picture stories, etc). o Visual aid (such as a wiring diagram, floor plan, illustrated instructions, or flow chart) to eliminate a long involved explanation with a graphic. The main purpose of the moderator is to handle the constant flow of frequently asked questions (despite the FAQ posted weekly). This need would be even greater with the estimated increase in traffic for rec.arts.ascii over the existing alt groups. The moderator would send a FAQ to posters of frequently asked questions, and also redirect the posters of inappropriate items to the proper groups. HOW TO VOTE Send MAIL to: vote@dogwood.com Just Replying should work if you are not reading this on a mailing list. Your mail message should contain one of the following statements: I vote YES on rec.arts.ascii I vote NO on rec.arts.ascii You may also ABSTAIN in place of YES/NO - this will not affect the outcome. Anything else may be rejected by the automatic vote counting program. The votetaker will respond to your received ballots with a personal acknowledgement by mail - if you do not receive one within several days, try again. It's your responsibility to make sure your vote is registered correctly. One vote counted per person, no more than one per account. Addresses and votes of all voters will be published in the final voting results list. Votes from system accounts and anonymous votes cannot be accepted. -- Dave Cornejo There is nothing so subtle Dogwood Media as the obvious Fremont, California